explore what?

[edaw22]

Actually, new features wont be added until the server is at full stability, and any significantly troublesome bugs are gone, but they are getting close.

And yes, you will need to create a character will skills that are functioning to test anything significant.

[Diarmue]

Perhaps offering assistance instead of bashing Stundorn is the way to go. His question was valid, and since we are in the same tribe I know English is not his primary language. Don't try to read things which he didn't mean. I believe he just wants to know what skills to pick for testing which is a very valid question. Not all of the skills you can chose are able to be fully tested. Instead of spending in-game time trying to figure this out. He just wants to know ahead of time.

Stundorn if you want to test teraforming you will need to recreate your character with teraforming as one of your primary skills. That is the only way you will receive a shovel in order to test it.

I know you can test basketry now by collecting grass. As for all of the other skills. I'm sorry I don't have the answer. I know you can collect leather, cloth, and metal from junk piles. However, I'm not sure if all the tools are in for tailoring, leatherworking, and tool making. I haven't attempted to test those items yet.

Other things that can be tested at this point. UI settings, graphics options, key bindings, and things of those nature. Try opening all your windows, clicking in bags, moving items around, going into all the menus. Do you crash doing any of these things. If so be sure to report it. I was able to replicate a crash on my system setting graphic options. I didn't crash until I clicked the exit button. I sent in logs from the log folder along with my dxdiag.

[Luculus]

Diarmue wrote:

I know you can test basketry now by collecting grass. As for all of the other skills. I'm sorry I don't have the answer. I know you can collect leather, cloth, and metal from junk piles. However, I'm not sure if all the tools are in for tailoring, leatherworking, and tool making. I haven't attempted to test those items yet.

Tailoring gives you the scissor and needle necessary to test it.

[JetJon]

just to point it out, this phase of a games development i more work than play. the game is not here for you to have a fulfilling playing experience.

you are here to find the bugs glitches and other whathaveyou that could ruin the fulfilling playing experience that starts after the game is released to the public.


so, while you are likely to try to test your favorite play type, it is more useful to remake your chair to use the features that are out now. it might not seem like it, but the skills who are out now are the fundamentals all the rest are built on, a bug here can ruin all the rest of the game, thats why we are trying to kill all the bugs now, before the game gets too complex to find the source of the bugs.


be patient, and report EVERY little bug to the devs, that is the only reason you are playing

[Diarmue]

Perhaps that was Stundorn's point JetJon. Currently the game lets you choose a couple skills in the creation window that aren't fully implemented (hunting/boneworking.) So which skills should you choose to focus testing? If it is your first time logging in you may not know. Which he explained that it was his first time logging into the game. If he picked skills that are available at creation but not implemented then when he logged into the game his only option was walking around.

I think right now your best bet is to just reroll and test other skills. In fact it is probably a good idea to use all the character slots and test as many skills as you can. If the skills you picked aren't available, don't worry. Just recreate and pick a new set of skills.

It wouldn't be a bad idea for an official thread with a focus topic. i.e. In this build we want you to test Menu Option, graphic settings, and xzy skill.

[JetJon]

i suppose i never did get around to my main point.

my point was dont be afraid to rerole as much as you need. none of the work you do on your chair now will remain for very long. so play around, your job is to break the game now, so players cant do that later. so have fun, experiment, use your imagination and do some crazy stuff.

because none of this is supposed to be game play, only testing features. no one should have any need to flame another, one who is new will not know. so educate him, dont insult him.

[Diarmue]

Agree 100%